The Obama Portraits

The Obama Portraits
Author: Taína Caragol
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2020-02-11
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0691203288

Unveiling the unconventional : Kehinde Wiley's portrait of Barack Obama / Taína Caragol -- "Radical empathy" : Amy Sherald's portrait of Michelle Obama / Dorothy Moss -- The Obama portraits, in art history and beyond / Richard J. Powell -- The Obama portraits and the National Portrait Gallery as a site of secular pilgrimage / Kim Sajet -- The presentation of the Obama portraits : a transcript of the unveiling ceremony.

Black Out

Black Out
Author: Asma Naeem
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780691180588

"National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. in association with Princeton University Press, Princeton and Oxford".

Votes for Women

Votes for Women
Author: Kate Clarke Lemay
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2019-03-26
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0691191174

"Marking the centenary of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920, Votes for Women celebrates past efforts while looking toward what actions we might take in the future to further support women's equality"--Introduction.

Pictures of People

Pictures of People
Author: Pamela Allara
Publisher: UPNE
Total Pages: 380
Release: 2000
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781584650362

A vibrant chronicle of the life and work of a prolific painter and bohemian eccentric.

The McKenney-Hall Portrait Gallery of American Indians

The McKenney-Hall Portrait Gallery of American Indians
Author: James David Horan
Publisher: Outlet
Total Pages: 373
Release: 1972
Genre: Indians of North America
ISBN: 9780517605271

Portraits of prominent Indians supplemented by capsule biographies provide insight into the spirit and character of the American Indian

Faces of the Frontier

Faces of the Frontier
Author: Frank H. Goodyear (III)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2009
Genre: Art
ISBN:

Faces of the Frontier showcases more than 120 photographic portraits of leaders, statesmen, soldiers, laborers, activists, criminals, and others, all posed before the cameras that made their way to nearly every mining shanty-town and frontier outpost on the prairie. Drawing primarily on the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, this book depicts many of the people who helped transform the West between the end of the Mexican War and passage of the Indian Citizenship Act.

American Cool

American Cool
Author: Joel Dinerstein
Publisher: Prestel Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: Celebrities
ISBN: 9783791353494

What does it mean when we say someone is cool? This luminous collection of portraits and film stills sheds new light on the term, its origins, and its evolution--with some surprising and provocative results. An extensive selection of one hundred chronologically arranged portraits, with biographical information about each subject, profiles major eras and movements of the past decades, each with its own brand of coolness. Exploring cultural icons, this volume encourages readers to find new meaning and depth in the idea of American cool.

The National Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Americans

The National Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Americans
Author: James Herring
Publisher: Philadelphia : H. Perkins ; New York : M. Bancroft ; London : O. Rich
Total Pages: 476
Release: 1834
Genre: Portrait prints
ISBN:

We have determined this item to be in the public domain according to US copyright law through information in the bibliographic record and/or US copyright renewal records. The digital version is available for all educational uses worldwide. Please contact HathiTrust staff at [email protected] with any questions about this item.

Capital Portraits

Capital Portraits
Author: Carolyn Kinder Carr
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Portraits
ISBN: 9781935623007

This book presents little-known artworks from important Washington-area private collections. These portraits by major artists date from the mid-eighteenth century to the present and speak to the many compelling ways that paintings and sculpture capture human likenesses and personalities.